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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 114–5 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 351) 

TO PROVIDE FOR EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JANUARY 26, 2015.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 48] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 48, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 351, the LNG 

Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act, under a closed rule. 

The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution waives all points 

of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides 

that the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. 

The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 17 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 2–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. ...................

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 18 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #1, offered by Rep. Garamendi 

(CA), which lays out in its purpose section the national security argument that transporting American LNG on U.S.-built and -flag 

ships, which renders it complicit with our WTO obligations. The 

second section requires that LNG be transported on U.S.-flag ships 

until 2020, and on U.S.-built and -flag ships thereafter. Defeated: 

2–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. ...................

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

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